Toshiba Files $1-Billion Lawsuit Against Western Digital

Toshiba Files $1-Billion Lawsuit Against Western Digital
Toshiba is claiming 120 billion yen ($1.07 billion) in damages

Tokyo: Japan's Toshiba Corp said on Wednesday it is filing a lawsuit against joint venture partner Western Digital Corp.

Toshiba is claiming 120 billion yen ($1.07 billion) in damages, saying in a statement that Western Digital is interfering with the sale of its memory chip division.

Toshiba also said it has decided to shut out Western Digital employees based outside the Yokkaichi chip plant from accessing information relating to the two companies' joint venture.

($1 = 112.1800 yen)

© Thomson Reuters 2017

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